A Night at the Gardens
Class, Gender, and Respectability in 1930s Toronto
Seiten
2023
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-4708-0 (ISBN)
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-4708-0 (ISBN)
A Night at the Gardens examines the history of hockey through the experiences of spectators at the famed Maple Leaf Gardens.
When Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens opened in 1931, manager Conn Smythe envisioned an arena that would project an aura of middle-class respectability. In A Night at the Gardens, Russell Field shares how this new arena anticipated spectators by examining varying spectator behaviours, who the spectators were, and what the experience of spectating was like.
Drawing on archival records, the book explores the neighbourhood in which Maple Leaf Gardens was situated, the design of the arena’s interior spaces, and the ways in which the venue was operated in order to appeal to respectable spectators at a particular intersection of class and gender. Oral history interviews with former spectators at Maple Leaf Gardens detail the experience of watching the spectacle that unfolded on the ice during each hockey game.
A Night at the Gardens tells the fascinating story of how one prominent public building became such an important part of Toronto society.
When Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens opened in 1931, manager Conn Smythe envisioned an arena that would project an aura of middle-class respectability. In A Night at the Gardens, Russell Field shares how this new arena anticipated spectators by examining varying spectator behaviours, who the spectators were, and what the experience of spectating was like.
Drawing on archival records, the book explores the neighbourhood in which Maple Leaf Gardens was situated, the design of the arena’s interior spaces, and the ways in which the venue was operated in order to appeal to respectable spectators at a particular intersection of class and gender. Oral history interviews with former spectators at Maple Leaf Gardens detail the experience of watching the spectacle that unfolded on the ice during each hockey game.
A Night at the Gardens tells the fascinating story of how one prominent public building became such an important part of Toronto society.
Russell Field is an associate professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba.
List of Figures and Tables
1. Historicizing the Hockey Spectator
2. Constructing the Preferred Spectator
3. Filling the Stands
4. Community in the Stands
5. The State of Smythe’s Respectability Project
Conclusion
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.12.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 50 b&w illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Toronto |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 231 mm |
| Gewicht | 338 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ski- / Wintersport |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4875-4708-0 / 1487547080 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4875-4708-0 / 9781487547080 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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